The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 28, 1897, Image 7
BASTER LILIES
Steading io tbefr slender beaut j,
So devoutly pare aod fair ;
Waiting for th gentle whisper
Of the breezes 'morn is here/'
Waiting for the hoi j dawning,
Of She Easter Sabbath morn ;
Keeping now their fragrant beauty,
God's owo altar to adorn.
I They will know the dav is brighter,
And the sky a deeper blue :
And the song of birds is sweeter.,
. Flowers wear a richer hoe ;
For nature holds the happy knowledge,
Thal our hearts ito trueness know ;
Christ arose io ba pp j triumph,
Oo the day so long ago.
Baster bells will peal the message,
O'er the land both far and near ;
Baster lilies waft tbfir fragrance,
O'er tbe earth so bright and fair ;
And our hexit&wilIacatch the music,
On the peaceful, happy day.
As tbe brightness of the sunlight,
Into every heart shall stray. .
HOOK OE FLOKLL ARNOLD
TES INTERIOR P THE
STAND PIPE
Neither Beast, Bird Nor Reptile of
Land, Air or Sea Found.
The stand pipe waa emptied yesterday and
at 4 o'clock all of the water bad been drawn
off so that the man bole at the bottom could
be opened and the interior inspected by the
Board of E altb. Nothing iras found to
establish the contention that there was a
necessity for draining the stund pipe and
cleaning it emt The water was perfect I?
clear and pore, except for a sediment at the
bottom of a few inches io depth, and this
* wat composed of sand and iron rust aod was
reddish brown in color. The sides of the
interior of the pipe were coated with a laver
of iron rust, prodaceed by the s ct ion ot the
water on tbe iron plates composing the pipe,
bat no other impurities, if this can be count
ed a imparity, were discovered or unearthed
The sediment oo the bottom was removed
and the bottom washed out thoroughly, nd
the pomps were then started The stand
pipe is now filled with absolutely fresh water
and there can now be no objection to tbe
quality of the water on the score that it has
remained so long io tbe stand pipe that it bas
become stale.
The people ot Sumter do not know wben
they are well off. If the; were compelled to
nee the sort of water tb-u the unfortunate in
habitants of other places are forced to im
bibe, the? would have some reason to kick,
but having watT tb*t is as cle r as crystal,
that comes from deep wells free from the
possibility of contamination, and stored in a
reservoir whose top is one hundred and twen
ty-five fee: above the surface of the surround*
iog country and thus removed from tbe
chance or* anything of an impure nature
being thrown into it, they ought not to kick.
In addition to the immunity from contami
nation to the water io tue reservoir, tbe
water supply of Sumter is as pare and as
well adap ed to all uses a* any to be found in
any town or city io the United States. It
bas been analyzed time and again by reputa?
ble and thoroughly experienced chemists in
this and other States and each time the re
port has been that the water is as nearly ab
solutely pore aa any water that bas not been
distilled. It-is Clear, soft and free from min
erai or organic matter and o ill effects can
or has been known to follow the drinkiog of
it. What more could the people of Sumter
desire or derna od ?
It is well, perhaps, that the Board of Health
has bsd the staod pipe drained and examined,
for it will serve to remove once for all the
superstition that has takeo possession of the
imaginations of some of our citizens, and
they can ow imbide freely of. water without
the haunting fear that they may be unwit
tingly partaking of the dilated remaios of
saodry laud aod sqaaiicebeast and reptiles
that btd ascaoded to the top of
toe hundred aod twenty-five foot
staod pipe and drowned their sor
rows io the limpid depths below. Not a
beast was, found and as the stock law is
rigidly enforced in this vicinage it is not
likely that aa . of tb? decile and invaluable
family milk cows will stray into the stand
~ipe in fa ture, anlese some of them undertake
to cat ap high jinks and jump over the noon
after the fashion of Mother Goose's cow.
The Wedding Bells Ring With
Tuneful Mellowness in
' Charleston
Special to The State.
Charleston, April 21.-At 9 o'clock this
evening Mr. W. W. Ball of Greenville was
married io Miss Fay Witte, at the residence
of the bride's father in Rutledge avenue.
The wedding was a beautiful klfair. The
splendid mansion was handsomely decorated
with palms end cot flowers, and an elegant
bridal.sapper was served after the ceremony.
The marriage ceremony was performed in
the beautiful and spacious music room. Tbe
bride eoteriog, attended by ber train of
baidesmaids, was joined by tbe groom and
the company proceeded up au aisle to the
end of tbe room, where within a bower of i
palms aod flowers the knot was tied by tbe
Rev. W. T. Capers, of Anderson.
The following ladies were the hilde's at
tendants: Miss Laura Wiue, sister of the
bride, maid of honor; Miss Sarah Ball of
Laurens, sister of tbe groom; Misses E e
ho Brodie, Jean Edgerton, Annie Sloan,
Margaret Waring and Hulda Witte, ll cf
Charleston, the last named being a cousin of ;
the bride.. Ur. Thomas Tl. Waring acted j
as best man. There were no ushers or j
groomsmen
About 200 guests witnessed the ceremony, !
Mr. Bail is tbeeditorof tbe Greenville News,
and is well known throughout the State. He
bas many friends in Cbarelstoo, and was
formerly editor of The Post of ibis city.
Mrs. Ball is the second- daughter of Mr.
C 0. Witte. She is a favorite io Charleston
society, aod is a yoong woman of beauty
and talent.
Mr. t od Mrs. Ball left here this evening for
Washington. After a tour of about a week
they will proceed no Greenville, their future
home.
St. Mark's Easter Election.
At tbe Easter election at St. Mark's Church,
Clarendon, the following officers were elected:
Wardens-A M Brailsford, R C Kicbard
son, Sr.
Vestry-H B Richardson, H B Richardson,
Jr, J M Richardson, J B Richardson, R C
Richardson, Jr, J C Maoning. R I Manning
Delegates to Diocesan Convention-J B
Richardson, J M Richardson, A M Brailsford,
RI Manning.
A Popular Priest.
Father Mooagban was the receipient last
night of a handsome gift from the Catholic
Knights of America, No. 535, of which he
bas been the spiritual director. The lodge
def iring to show its regard and esteem for
the oew ly elevated bishop and their appre
ciation of his services, made up a purse io
old, which was presented to Father Mona
io by a coron: ittee appointed for the *pur
Charleston Cor. Columbia State.
The Coming Reunion.
Of the Confederate Veterans
at Nashville-Much Infor
mation.
Gen. J. B. Gordon, commanding tbe United
Confederate Veterans, through Adjutant
Genera] George Moorman, bas issued an im
portant circular io reeard to tbe ooraine an
nual reunion to be held at Nashville, Tenn.,
June 22, 23 and 24 next. Be says therein :
"It will be the largest and most important
United Confederate Veteran reunion ever
held. Tbe personnel of the Nashville reunion
committee nader the leadership of its chair
man, Col. J. B. O'Bryao, is a guarantee that
everything will be don for tbe comfort and
eon veo i eD ce of the old veterans aod all visit
ors wbicb is in the power of man ; it is a
splendid body of very able and distinguished
comrades, woo are folly alive to the magni
tude of the work entrusted to them io enter
taining aod caring for their old comrades, aod
it will be their pride to make it the most
inexorable reuoioa opoo record ; aod tbe
cttizeos of Nashville are aglow with enthusi
asm, aod patriotism, at the prospect of dis
pensing tbeir far-famed hospitality td the
sorviviog heroes of the Lost Cause.
He also urges ex-Confederate soldiers and
sailors everywhere to form local associations,
aod send applications to headquarters for
papers to organize camps immediately, so as
to b in time to participate ia tbe great re
union at Nashville, aod thos unite with tbeir
comrades tn parn ing ont the laudible aod
philanthropic objects of the organization ; as
only vetlraos who belong to organized United
Confederate Veterao camps caa participate io
tbe business meeting at Nashville.
Be 8*ys further': "Business of the greatest
importance to the survivors of thc southern
army wilt demand careful consideration dur
ing the session of the seventh annual conven
tion at Nashville, Teoo ,-such as the best
methods of securing impartial history, and
to enlist each State in the compilation and
preservation of the history of her citizen
soldiery ; the benevolent ca e through State
aid or otherwise of disabled, destitute, or
aged vp'eraos and tbe widows aod orphans of
our fallen brother io arms; to consult as to
the feasibilitv cf the formation of a United
Coofederate Velera Benevolent Aid associa
tion ; the care of the graves of oar ksown
and. unknown dead buried at Gettysburg,
Fort Warren, Camps Morton, Chase,' Doug
las, Oakwood cemetery at Chicsgo, John
son's island, Cairo and ail other points, to
see that they are annually decorated, the
headstones preserved and protected, and
comple'e lists of the names of our dead
heroes with the loci tion of their last resting
places furnished to tbeir friends aod relatives
through the' medium 'of our camps, thus
rescuing tbeir eames from oblivion and hand
ing them down in history; tbe consideration
of tbe different movements, plans and means
to erect a moo omeo t to the memory of Jef
ferson Davis, presideot of the Cot-federate
States of America, also to aid in building
monuments to other great leaders, soldiers
aod sailors of the south ; also to assist in the
promotion of the proposed 'Battle Abbey ;' to
vote upon the proposed chang of the came
of the ssociat i on/rom U. C. V , to C. S. A ;
aod to chance tbe present badge or button
whick'is oot patent ble for tbe new one pro
posed which is ; aod to make such changes in
the constitution aod by-laws as experieace
may suesest. aod other matters of genera!
interest "
Johnson's Chill and Fe
ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. It cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
24 Hours._?_
Seven Tons of Sugar Beet
Seed Distributed.
Washington, April 20 -Tbe agri
cultural department is being impor
tuned frota all parti* of the country for
sugar beet seed In view of the un
satisfactory price received for staple
crops during the past few year? and
the prospective inorease io the duty OD
the sugar, farmers io ail sections of the
Union evidently intend to experiment
with sugar beet culture. Heretofore
sugar beet growing bab been confined
almost exclusively to Nebraska, Kansas
sod California. Tbe agricultural de
partment has seB0beet seed this spring
to about 30 Statues, aod territories. The
demand comest from Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, the Dakotas. Texas,
New Mexico, Iowa, Missouri, Wiscon
sin, Tennessee, Kentucky aod Virgin
ia. There have also been requests from
Pennsylvania and New York. A Ne
braska sugar, re oing company donated
five tons of beet seed to the department
and the department purchased two tons
additional. The supply is about ex
haosted by the demand If successful,
the industry will probably be developed
in many of the S'ates in which experi
ments are made this year, supplanting
corn and wheat
There is more Catarrh in this section of the"
country than all other diseases put together,
aod until the laet few years was supposed to
he incurable. For a trreat many years doc
tors pronounced it a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Science hos
proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease,
and, therefore, requrres constitutione! treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufac ured
by F. S. Cheney & Co , Toledo, Ohio, is the
ooly constitutional cure on the market It is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. It acts directly on th" blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one buodered dollars for any case it fails
to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
Address,
F. J. CHENEY k CO , Toledo, 0
J&&So\ by Druggist, 75c.
Something to Depend on.
Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of Jones
& Soo, Cowden, 111., in speaking of Dr. King's
New Discovery, says that last winter his wife
was attacked with La Grippe, and her case
grew so serious that physicians at Cowden and
Pana could do nothing for ber. lt seemed to
develop into hasty consumption. Having Dr.
King's New Discovery io store, and selling lots
of it, be took a bottle borne, and to the sur
prise of all be began to get better from the
first dose, and half dozen dollar bottles cured
her sound aod well. Dr. King's New Discov
ery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is
guaranteed to do this good work. Try it
Free trials bottles at Dr. J. F. VV. BeLorme's
Drog Store. 5
Extensive Damages.
Truck Farmers Seriously Io
jured by Yesterday's
Frost.
Richmond. Va., Apri 21.-In the
peninsular section there wa a heavy
frost last night and some damage to
early fruit and vegestables. No fear 9
entertained for the fruit in tbe Dan
ville section and there will be only
slight injury io Prince William and
Loudootier counties.
Norfolk reports heavy damage to the
track io the counties of the Virginia
seaboard and eastern North Carolina
and the fruit around Charlottesville
suffers, it is thought, seriously.
Small fruits in the Staunton district
is said to be killed, but the apple crop
is regarded as safe. The southwest
seems to have suffered very little.
Washington, April 21 -The frost
and freezing tempertare this morning
will cause great damage to crops of
truckers in the section. The damage
to strawberries is estimated at 15 to 30
per cent, and potatoes 15 per cent.
. Baltimore, April 21 -Dispatches
from all parts of Maryland indicate
that the recent; cold snap bas played
bavoo with blossoming fruit trees and
vines in this . latitude. Io the Mary
land Deleware peninsular, a careful in
vestigation shows that nine bads
ia ten have perished, trees nearest the
tidewater suffering the least. Advices
from the western counties of the State
indicate that tbe fruit crop is injured in
a slightly less degree.
Raleigh, April 21. -Telegraphic
advices received here tonight from
Greensboro in the west and Newbern in
tbe east, say tbat the frost this morning
was hca.yy and that fruit in both seo
tiona was mach injured
* -^--?
Hammocks all sizes and prices -H. G.
Osteen & Co.
Chamberlain's Icye and Skin Ointment
Is unequalled for 3\czcfha, Tetter, Salt
Rheum, Scald Head. Sore tipples, Chapped
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites,
Chronic Sore Eyes and Granulated Eye Lids.
For sale by druggists at 20 cents per box.
TO ECL SE"OW2TER3.
For patting a horse in a fine healthy con
dition try Dr. Cadf's Condition Powders.
They t ne up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of r-ppetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over-worked horse. 2o
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
For pair in Sumter by Dr.A. J. China
utterer Cured
Every season, from the time 1
was two years old. Jfrsuffered dread
fully from erysipelas, which kept
growing worse until my hands were
almost useless. The hones softened
so that they would bend, and several
of my {'mirers are now crooked from
this cause. On m>
hand 1 carry large
scars, which, but for
AVER'S
Sarsa pari 11 a, wo 11 ld
be sores, provided I
was alive and able
Wf to carry anything.
Eight bottles of
Ayer*s Sarsaparilla cured me, so
that 1 have had no return of the
disease for mope than twenty years.
The li:\<: bottle seemed to reach ihe
spot and a persistent use of it has
perfected the cure."-0. C. DAVIS,
Wautonia, Wis.
HE ONLY Tv GRID'S F JZ
^^Sarsaparilla
AYES'S PILLS Promets Good Eigestioa.
T ? # ^^^
vu u wast \ / i J'Jfc !}l f. O j ..
' iww MAN is new tat AinoofaTae!
Tie Stoier Ponctareless Tire,
resilient, light, durable and
guaranteed against puncture.
No leather, steel or wire.
STODDER P NCTURELESS TIRE CO.,
58 Warren St., N. Y. City.
Also
STANDARD BICYCLES,
are high grade in every particular, price
$100. Special inducements to clubs.
ileliable agents wanted in all unoccupied
territories. Address
7tb Are., 28 & 29tb St., N. Y. City.
March 24.
/
Crescent
Bicycles
f ;
J Enthusiastic ffiders. f
f 3
a The enthusiasm of Crescent
Jj riders is what causes the C
fenormous sales of Crescent ^
Bicycles-7C.C00 Crescents
I sold in 1396.
^ Crescents arc the handsom- ^
a est bicycles m ade. with tested y
#* improvements that make
them the strongest, swiftest, J
Y simplest and most durable. v
Sf Crescent prices are right- %
^ not a dollar added for the J
J % rePu at5on ^a assures if
Y JlLw 'l^e'r Qu^-l^y-and these %
In |g || r prices are the same to J
J *s r everyone.
^ S WESTERN WHEEL WOKKS J
I || CHICAGO, NEW YORK.
( \ Catalogue free. Agents Everywhere, j
Garden
Seed #
Buist's and Ferry't
just received.
All kinds. Most Reliable.
Onion Sets
Red and White.
DRUGS !
-Toilet Soaps
Frostilla for Chapped
Hands !
Fresh Drugs Every
Week.
Prescriptions Carefully Com
pmmded Day and Mght.
DRUGGISTS,
MONAGHAN BLOCS
SUMTER, S. 0.
He Largest and lost Collete
Eminent M
Geo. S. Hacker & Son,
-MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
Moulding & Building
Material.
rffice aod Wareroorns, King, opposite Can
non Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C,
Purchase our make, which we gu rante
superior to any sold South, and
therein save money.
^Tindcw and Paney Glass a Specialty
October 16-o
W. L. DOUGLAS
$4,00 SHOE
Merchants,
Bankers,
Lawyers,
Physicians
and all
economical
men wear
W. L. Douglas
Shoe* because they
are the best.
For sale by
The Style, Fit and Wear
could not be improved for
Double the Price.
W. L. Douglas $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes are the
productions of skilled workmen, from the best ma
terial possible to put into shoes sold at these prices.
We make also $2.50 and $2.25 shoes for men, and
$2.50, $2.00 and $J.75 for boys, and the W. L.
Douglas 33;50 Police shoe, very suitable for
letter-carriers, policemen and others having
much walking to do.
"We are constantly adding new styles to our
already large variety, and there is no rea
son why vou cannot be suited, so insist on
having 1W. L. Douglas Shoes from your
dealer. _
We use only the best Calf, Russia Calf
(all colors), French Patent Caif,
French Enamel, Vici Kid, etc.,
graded to correspond with prices
" of the shoes.
If dealer cannot supply you,
write
W. L DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
CATALOGUE FKEE.
J. RYTTENBERG- & SONS.
me
e s
Gunning! Gunning! Gunning!
STRICTLY HIGH GRADE.
he Best s the Cheapest.
There is none Better
than the.
GUNNING
Finest in Finish.
Best in quality of material and work
manship.
Style unequaled.
Tool Steel Bearings.
Seamless Steel Tubing.
Perfect in every detail.
We are "CUNNING" for you.
Send for Catalogue.
ElQln Sewing Machine k Bteycie Go.
ELGIN, ILLINOIS.
25 HEAD
Horses an
Just Arrived at
fr. ir. <v/*./#/./.ww
Feed and Sale Stables, Sumter, S. C
Also on hand Buggies,
ALL FOR SALE LOW FOR CASH.
Jan 27
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